Wolf Nip — Vivian Arend

Tessa knows the landlocked paddle wheeler she's spotted is the perfect place to start an Eco-tour B&B. Only the owner is refusing to sell. Still, she's sure that replacing her written queries with a little in-person charm is all she'll need to shortly be on the road to success.

For Mark, there are more reasons for holding back the sale than are easily explained on paper. A face-to-face meeting to resolve the matter only confounds it when Mark recognizes Tessa as his mate.

But she's a cat...and cats don't do insta-mates.